Blade Runner 2049 — We Are Our Own Masters

Blade Runner’s central theme of ‘what does it mean to be human?’ is explored further in 2049 with the introduction of a replicant who is in love with a virtual woman who is not ‘real’ but as real as she needs to be. The sentiment is an echo of Deckard falling in love with Rachael. In my design, I wanted to capture K’s realisation towards the end of the film — that dying for the right cause is the most human thing he can do.